Suarez cuts short Barcelona contract, agrees Atletico terms - reports

Forward Luis Suarez has agreed a deal with the club to cut short the remainder of his contract. Photo: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters

Forward Luis Suarez has agreed a deal with the club to cut short the remainder of his contract. Photo: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters

Published Sep 21, 2020

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BARCELONA - Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has agreed a deal with the club to end his contract and settled on personal terms with Atletico Madrid, according to reports in Spain on Monday.

The Catalans' third top scorer of all time was told he was not wanted by new Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman and has been looking for a new club.

Suarez, 33, who has one year to run on his Barcelona contract, agreed a deal with the club to cut it short, reports said.

Mundo Deportivo said Suarez has fixed a contract with Atletico Madrid for two seasons, although the club will need to lighten their wage bill to accommodate the Uruguayan.

Barcelona's Luis Suarez arrives for training. Photo: Albert Gea/Reuters

Reports in Italy say Juventus are in talks with Atletico to re-sign Spain striker Alvaro Morata. Suarez had been heavily linked with Juventus but coach Andrea Pirlo said it was unlikely he would come to Italy because of the difficulty in obtaining an EU passport.

The striker finished as Barca's second-highest scorer last season behind captain Lionel Messi and scored 198 goals in 283 games for Barca, after joining in 2014 from Liverpool.

Reuters

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